National Instruments FP-QUAD-510 User Manual

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The velocity range is the maximum velocity that can be measured 
for a given timebase. The velocity register uses a 15-bit counter, 
which gives a maximum number of counts of 2
15
, or 32,768. So, the 
velocity range for a given timebase is calculated using the 
following formula:
where V
rng
 is the velocity range in counts per microsecond and T is 
the timebase in microseconds.
The velocity resolution is the velocity accuracy for a given 
timebase and is determined using the following formula:
where V
res
 is the velocity resolution in counts per millisecond and 
T is the timebase in microseconds.
Index Status Channel Operation
The FP-QUAD-510 includes four discrete input channels, channels 
12 through 15, which contain the status of the Index signal for axes 
0 through 3 respectively. This signal is latched to a 1 when the 
condition at the axis inputs is Phase A = 0, Phase B = 0, and 
Index = 1. This bit remains latched until it is read, at which point it 
is cleared automatically. 
Table 2.  Velocity Ranges
Length of Timebase 
(in µs)
Velocity Range
(in counts/µs)
Velocity
Resolution
204.8
±160
4.883 counts/ms
409.6
±80
2.441 counts/ms
819.2
±40
1.221 counts/ms
1638.4
±20
610.4 counts/s
3276.8
±10
305.2 counts/s
6553.6
±5
152.6 counts/s
13107.2
±2.5
76.29 counts/s
26214.4
±1.25
38.15 counts/s
V
rng
32768
±
T
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=
V
res
1000
T
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